NHA CCMA : Medical Assistant(CCMA) Certification Practice Test 2.0 A,B & C Combined With Complete Solutions

NHA CCMA : Medical Assistant(CCMA) Certification Practice Test 2.0 A,B & C Combined With Complete Solutions A medical assistant is collecting a urine specimen from a patient for a drug screening. Which of the following actions should the assistant take to adhere to the chain of custody for this specimen? - answerSend the specimen to the testing laboratory on the same day as the collection. A medical assistant is preparing to collect a patient's temperature via the tympanic membrane. In which of the following locations should the assistant place the thermometer? - answerIn the ear The tympanic membrane is located in the ear canal. When preparing a patient for Holter monitoring, which of the following actions should a medical assistant take? - answerVigorously dry the patient's skin prior to electrode placement. A medical assistant should complete documentation in a patient's medical record at which of the following times? - answerImmediately following the procedure. Wen should the code on glucose curettes be compared to the code on the glucometer? - answerBefore a patient is tested. Which of the following terms should a medical assistant use to tell a provider that a patient is having discomfort and difficulty breathing? - answerDyspnea Difficulty breathing A medical assistant is reviewing a provider's instructions as the patient is preparing to leave the office. The provider recommends that the patient purchase an over-the- counter antitussive, but the patient tells the assistant that she does not know what an antitussive is. Which of the following responses should the assistant make? - answerIt is a medication that suppresses the cough reflex. Which of the following stages of the cardiac cycle on an EKG strip represents ventricular depolarization? - answerQRS complex The QRS complex represents ventricular depolarization (VD). A medical assistant is speaking with a patient who has seasonal allergies. Which of the following health care providers should the assistant identify as being able to make a diagnosis and initiate the necessary treatment? - answerphysician assistant A medical assistant is to use the Snellen chart to test an adult patients visual activity. The assistant should instruct the patient to stand which of the following distances away? - answer20 feet Which of the following types of written correspondence can be signed by a medical assistant? - answerA notification letter to a patient about surgery arrangements. An assistant can sign a notification letter to a patient about surgery and medical facility arrangements. A medical assistant is measuring the circumference of an infants head. Which of the following actions should the assistant take? - answerPlace the zero mark of the measuring tape against the infants for